Chapter 272: You’re Lying

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Sleeping together… sharing a pillow?

Hearing this, Qing Jin frowned slightly, and Xue Long was outright furious: “What are you trying to do to Mother?”

“Sister Two, calm down.” Wei Ji pulled Xue Long’s hand, her fingertips gently rubbing her palm, “My mental magic can sense that Little White is telling the truth.”

“What?” Xue Long turned back to look at Wei Ji in shock, “Sister, why are you defending her? What does sleeping have to do with treatment? That woman definitely has improper intentions toward Mother!”

“No, I believe Little White.” Wei Ji shook her head, “Although she does usually love cuddling with big sisters, when it comes to serious matters, she never slacks off.”

Xue Long opened her mouth, then said helplessly, “Fine, I trust you.”

Trust me? Your most trusted little sister is the one who personally hypnotized and corrupted you… Wei Ji smiled slightly, explaining, “Only Little White knows how she treats people, so let’s trust her for now.”

Hui Lian shook her head from the side: “Regardless, Mother has never slept with anyone outside the family before.”

Qing Jin was an aloof ice queen, representing the supreme dignity of the royal family. How could the queen’s bedside be casually shared with a foreign traveler?

But if it was truly for treatment, then it wasn’t entirely out of the question…

“You’re telling the truth?” Qing Jin’s gaze was icy as she asked coldly.

Bai Yue Ling said calmly: “Absolutely true.”

“And the results?”

“The results are naturally also…” Bai Yue Ling was about to boast extensively when suddenly a system notification sounded.

[Due to interference from the Supreme Will, your skill has been updated.]
[Skill Name: Fallen Halo (Passive)]
[Quality: Perfect]
[Cost: None]
[Learning Condition: None]
[Stat Bonus: None]
[Description: Continuously releases a faint dark corruption aura within a 5m radius centered on yourself. Those not yet corrupted remain unaffected, but those already corrupted will have their corruption value continuously increase by 1% every hour.]
[Note: “Originally it was +1% per 10 minutes, which is 6% per hour. Wouldn’t that mean +60% over 10 hours? Sleeping once gives +60%, who would still work hard for it? For more hard work, it must be nerfed!” — The Supreme Will stated so.]

Bai Yue Ling was caught off guard by this sudden update, the corner of her mouth twitching slightly: “What the… What Supreme Will? Why nerf my skill… I’ll supermart you.”

She had originally wanted to say that sleeping once was equivalent to six treatment sessions, but now she could only say: “Every ten hours is equivalent to one treatment.”

Hearing this, Qing Jin pondered for a moment, then nodded: “Fine.”

If she slept once a day, the treatment speed would greatly increase, and recovery would be within reach.

At this moment, Bai Yue Ling hesitated: “Um… actually there’s an even faster method, fast enough to complete the treatment tonight, except I might be extremely exhausted.”

“Tonight?” Both Hui Lian and Xue Long were startled, only Wei Ji wore an expression of having anticipated this.

Qing Jin’s eyes brightened slightly: “What method?”

“Ahem, let me say this first—if I tell you, you can’t hit me.” Bai Yue Ling said seriously.

Qing Jin nodded: “Go ahead and say it. I’m not that petty.”

Bai Yue Ling leaned close to Qing Jin’s ear and whispered something in an extremely low voice.

Hui Lian and Xue Long beside them were both incredibly curious—what method could possibly cure Mother in a single night?

Then, they saw a flash of cold light, and Bai Yue Ling was instantly frozen into an ice sculpture… Qing Jin closed her eyes, a hint of shame and annoyance flashing across her mature, composed face. Without even looking at Bai Yue Ling sealed in the ice, she climbed back onto the bed.

“Make her leave.”

[NPC ‘Qing Jin’s’ corruption value has increased by 5%. Current corruption value: 28%.]

Hui Lian quickly steadied Bai Yue Ling’s ice sculpture and asked curiously: “Mother, what did Little White say…”

“Mind your own business.” Qing Jin lay on her side, leaving her three daughters a graceful silhouette, and said coldly, “I will never consider that method.”

Hui Lian and Xue Long exchanged bewildered glances, wondering what Little White could have said to make Mother so angry.

“Mother, then tonight should she accompany you… sleeping together, sharing a pillow?”

“We’ll talk about it tomorrow.”

Qing Jin snorted coldly. Freezing someone into an ice sculpture one second, then thawing them out and asking them to accompany her to sleep the next… That was something she couldn’t do. A queen also had her pride.

Boom!

A fireball struck the ice sculpture directly, followed by a large bucket of hot water. Only then did Bai Yue Ling, shivering, break free from the ice.

By this time, she had already been dragged out of Qing Jin’s palace by the three princesses and thawed at the palace entrance.

“Your… your mother… how can she not keep her word?” Bai Yue Ling said with lingering fear as she looked at the three princesses before her.

Wei Ji smiled slightly: “Some people bring trouble upon themselves. No one else is to blame.”

Xue Long placed her hands on her hips and narrowed her phoenix eyes: “So what exactly did you say to Mother?”

“Uh, well…” Bai Yue Ling scratched her head, “That’s a secret between me and the Mistress.”

At this moment, Hui Lian clapped her hands: “Alright, alright, let’s get down to business.”

Hui Lian wore a white long dress today, her black hair cascading to her ankles spreading out like the night, accentuating her graceful and elegant figure.

A rare hint of seriousness appeared in her gentle eyes as she spoke: “By now you must already know—because you defeated Blood Age, quite a few guilds want to take the opportunity to establish themselves in the Royal Capital. Starting tomorrow, a large group of otherworld travelers will be arriving in the capital one after another.”

Bai Yue Ling tilted her head: “More people means more income. Isn’t that a good thing for you?”

“It is indeed a good thing, but it’s not only otherworld travelers who are coming.”

Hui Lian said in a low voice: “I’ve already received word that many factions and organizations will be sending people to the Royal Capital—the Alchemy Society, the Mechanical Fortress, the Storm Pirates, the Witchers… These people might just be here to join the excitement, or they might harbor other motives. Either way, we can’t let them cause unnecessary trouble.”

Bai Yue Ling frowned slightly: “A mixed bag… so what do you plan to do?”

“I plan to hold a tournament outside the city that all otherworld travelers can participate in, to divert everyone’s attention. At the same time, we can screen those factions and see just how many people are truly here for the spectacle.”

If these factions were after the gathered otherworld travelers, they would naturally follow the main group of travelers; but if the travelers all left the capital while these faction members remained in the city, then they most likely had ulterior motives.

“So, you want me to participate?” Bai Yue Ling understood Hui Lian’s intent and said.

“Exactly. I hope you achieve a good enough ranking in the tournament so that you don’t disappoint the generous prizes I’ve prepared.” Hui Lian smiled and nodded, hope shining in her eyes. “So, Little White, hurry up and level up.”

[You have triggered a new quest.]
[Quest Name: Level Up]
[Difficulty: Hard]
[Description: Reach Level 25 before the tournament begins.]
[Reward: Choose any one item of First Princess Hui Lian’s undergarments.]
[Note: Would you not level up even without a quest?]